Display rack



June 2, 1931. 5 LANDERS 1,807,990

DISPLAY RACK Filed Jan. 29, 1950 Patented June 2, 1931 UNITED STATES tweet PATENT oFFIcE BERT A. LANDERS, F LOS ANGEIiES, CALIFORNIA DISPLAY RACK Application filed January 29, 1930. Serial No. 424,175.

' practice, and, consequently, have recognized this loss as a fixed charge, and have charged it to overhead. However, certain traits of the average shoplifter ar discernible. For instance, it has been observed that articles that are in any Way attached to a more or less permanent fixture are comparatively safe. For this reason it becomes an object of this invention to provide a display rack upon which articles may be displayed and detachablyheld thereon, the manner of detaching introducing enough hampering to deter a shoplifter from attempting a theft, but not of suflicient inconvenience to appreciably interfere with a store operative in detaching 5 goods for selling.

A noteworthy feature of my invention is the fact that my display rack is so arranged that any one removing an article therefrom must reach to the top of the rack to release the holding mechanism. This compels any shoplifter to bring his hands up to a point where they are plainly visible, and, consequently introduces such a hazard that'theft under such circumstances is seldom attempted.

' It is another object of this invention to provide a display rack of simple and sturdy construction, such a construction being particularly adaptable for economy of manufacture and one which produces a finished article of pleasing and workmanlike appearance.

Briefly stated, my invention comprises a display rack having a standard upon which radially extending arms are rotatably mounted. The articles to be displayed are thrown over the radial arms and are clamped in position by means of a lever arm which is pivotally mounted on the outer end of the radial arm. The whole assembly is then movedupwardly against the finial on the standard which holds the clamping levers in place, the radial arm being held in place on the standard by means of a set screw mounted in a sliding rin or, if desirable, a key-actuated lock.

In order to release an article from the rack,

it becomes necessary to release the set-screw or the lock and to move the whole assembly downwardly until the lever arms will clear the finial and'may then be rotated outwardly. The article is then removed with ease. Other objects and advantages will become apparent in the description and claims when read in conjunction with the drawings in which Fig. 1 is an clevational view of my device partly in section;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary plan view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective showing the manner of displaying an article on the rack. V

The device embodied in my mventlon is particularly adaptable for displaying small articles such as hosiery, handkerchiefs, gloves, etc, and may be used for mounting upon counters, tables, or any other place where it is desired to display an article in such a manner that the customer may actually handle such article. The embodiment shown, which is understood to be for illustrative purposes only comprises a standard 11 mounted upon a base 12 and carrying at its upper end a set of radially extending arms generally designated at B. The means of rotatably mounting said radial arms B upon the standard 11 include a head 13 arranged upon the standard 11 to permit sliding and rotative movement thereon. Below the head 13 a set-screw l l'is mounted in a sliding ring 14' and operates to hold the head 18 in an elevated position on the standard 11. Mounted upon the head 13 is a plurality of radially extending arms 15 suitably attached thereto by means of welding or in any other well known manner. The radial arms 15 each carry a le ver arm 16 pivotally mounted at the outer end thereof as shown at 17. It is to be observed that the inner end 18 of the lever arm 16 falls between the inner ends of the arms 15 which serve as a means for holding the in ner end 18 of the arm 16 in parallel relation with its companion radial arm and as a result forces the arm 16 to act as a clamping member on the arm 15. A small horizontal flange 19 is provided on the head 13 to hold the lever arm 15 in a horizontal alignment with the arm 15.

In practice, the device is set as shown in the dotted line position of Fig. 1 and the article A is thrown over the arm 15 whereupon the lever arm 16 is brought down into a clamping position best shown in Fig. 3. In order to lock the lever arm 16 with the article in place, the entire assembly is moved upwardly against a finial 20 mounted upon the upper end of the standard 11 and the set-screw 14 serves to hold the entire assembly in fixed position. The finial 20 is provided with a flange 21 which extends over the inner end 18 of the lever arms 16 in a manner to prevent upward rotation of the arms. This arrangement is observed to provide a means of locking the lever arms 16 in fixed relation to the arms 15 and is recognized as providing a means of clamping any suitable article between the respective arms. In order to obtain an article from the rack, it is necessary to first release the set-screw 14 and slide the assembly downwardly on the standard 11 whereupon the lever arm 16 may be rotated and the article removed. While this operation is not impractical for a clerk, nevertheless such an operation would necessarily expose to the view of store operatives any person attempting an unauthorized removal of an article from the rack and would result in preventing a great many thefts by shoplifters that under other conditions would be made. It is to be noted that the parts entering into this invention are of simple and sturdy construction, and produce a device having a pleasing and workmanlike appearance.

VVlnle I have shown a single embodiment of my invention, I am aware that various modifications may be resorted to in the process of manufacture, I, therefore, intend this disclosure to include all such alterations in the nature of refinement that come fairly within the disclosure made and the essence of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A display device comprising: astandard; a head slidably mounted on said standard; radially extending arms mounted upon said head; article clamping means mounted on said arms; and means operable for sliding said head upwardly on the standard to lock said clamping means.

2. A display device comprising: a standard; a head having a ledge thereon rotatably mounted on said standard; radially extending arms fixedly mounted on said head; lever arms pivotally mounted on the extremities of said radial arms; said lever arms being said ledge; and means for locking the inner ends of said lever arms upon said ledge.

at. A display device comprising: a stand- "ard; a head slidably mounted on said standard; means for holding said head at various points on said standard; radially extending arms fixedly mounted on said head; lever arms pivotally mounted on the extremities of said radial arm; means for holding said radially extending arms and said lever arms in parallel clamping relation; and means for locking said arms in said clamping relation, said means including a finial mounted upon said standard arranged to engage the inner ends of said lever arms when the head is moved upwardly thereagainst.

5. A display device comprising: a standard; a head rotatably and slidably mounted on saidstandard; means for rotatably holding said head at various points on said standard; radially extending arms fixedly mounted on said head; lever arms pivotally mounted on the extremities of said radial arm; means for holding said radially 'extendingarms and. said lever arms in parallel clamping relation; and means for locking said arms in said clamping relation, said means ncluding a fin al mounted upon said standard arranged to engage the inner ends of said lever arms when the head is moved upwardly thereagainst.

6. A display rack comprising: a standard; a head having a supporting ledge thereon mounted upon said standard; radially extending arms fixedly mounted upon said head; and lever arms pivotally mounted on the extremities of said radial arms, said lever arms being of sufficient length to extend inwardly and engage said supporting ledge, the inner ends of said lever arms being adapted to bear against the inner ends of adjacent radial arms to prevent outward movement ofsaid lever arms from their respective radial arms.

7. A display rack comprising: a standard;

a head having a supporting ledge thereon mounted upon said standard; radially extending arms fixedly mounted upon said head; lever arms pivotally mounted on the extremities of said radial arms, said lever arms being of sufficient length to extend inwardly and engage said supporting ledge, the inner ends of said lever arms being adapted to bear against the inner ends of adjacent radial arms to prevent outward movement of said lever arms from their respective radial arms and means for locking said lever arms in position, said means including a shoulder upwardly fixed on said standard arranged to engage the inner ends of said lever arms when the head is moved upwardly thereagainst.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles, California, this 24th day of January, 1930.

BERT A. LANDERS. 

